Fodder scam case: CBI nabs Satyendra Kumar, accused on the run for 25 years from Lucknow station; all you need to know
The CBI arrested fodder scam accused Satyendra Kumar at Lucknow railway station after 25 years on the run. Traced to Nepal before returning to India, he is being brought to Ranchi on transit remand to face court proceedings.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended Satyendra Kumar, an alleged fugitive from a 25-year-old fodder scam case, at Lucknow railway station. The CBI informed that Kumar had absconded after filing the charge sheet in 2001 and was under arrest since the court issued a warrant of arrest. The agency traced Kumar while he was traveling from Madhya Pradesh's Guna to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
The investigation was based on physical and technical surveillance and human intelligence. Kumar, who is currently in transit remand in Ranchi, Jharkhand, faces charges of fraudulently withdrawing money from the government treasury. He allegedly siphoned off funds by showing medicine supplies worth over ₹10 crore through his company.
According to a report, Kumar and his associate, Dinesh Rai, supplied medicines to the Animal Husbandry Department. The Bihar fodder scam, which took place in the 1990s, involved the siphoning off of government money from the Animal Husbandry Department using fake bills. The scam resulted in ₹950 crore being withdrawn between 1992 and 1995. Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted in five related cases.
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